Yes, the vehicle taxation is high. Should it have been set that high originally? Maybe, maybe not. But the simple fact is that it highly encourages people to b

Yes, the vehicle taxation is high. Should it have been set that high originally? Maybe, maybe not. But the simple fact is that it highly encourages people to buy cars that pollute less, and with the new rules, also cars with the best safety ratings. It also encourages people to keep their cars for longer, which is better for the environment (producing a new car uses a lot of energy). And yes, if you buy a bigger and more expensive car (which probably also gets worse gas mileage), you get taxed more, in absolute numbers. It's not a complicated concept. Overconsumers pay more, it's only fair. You seriously misunderstand the marginal tax rate. It is only applied to income above 479,600kr. Nobody pays even close to 50%. The ~40% in your link is on a 635,000kr/year income, which is rather high, includes marginal tax, and again is nowhere near the 50% you claim. It also doesn't take into account deductions for debt, charitable donations and other things, which help bring down the effective tax percentage. Your third link is highly misinformative, since it only looks at the marginal tax rate, which again is only applied to income above 479,600kr. If you make 480,000kr/year, the marginal tax rate is only applied to the last 400kr.